The latest officially reported population of the Vatican was 1,000 in 2019 vs 21,314,956 people in Zambia in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Vatican's population is 949 people compared to 22,402,291 in Zambia.
Population statistics:
- Zambia's population is 23,606 times bigger than the Vatican's.
- The Vatican is ranked the 197th most populous country in the world, while Zambia is the 62nd.
- The countries together account for 0.27% of the world: 0.00001% for the Vatican vs 0.27% for Zambia.
- For the last 10 years, the Vatican has had an average growth rate of +1.9% per year vs +3% in Zambia.
- Since 2005, the population of the Vatican has increased from 921 people to 949 (3.04% growth), while Zambia has grown from 11.7M to 22.4M (91.2% growth).
- The Vatican is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 2.51K people compared to the peak of 64.5M people in 2100 for Zambia.
Vatican vs Zambia: live population counter
Vatican
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Zambia
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|---|---|---|
| Current population |
949
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22402291
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| Population rank | 197/197 | 62/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.00001% | 0.27% |
| One net population change |
1 month
|
53.4 seconds
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| One birth every | n/a |
46 seconds
|
| One death every | n/a |
4.87 minutes
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| One migration net change every | n/a |
1.19 hours
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| Annual migration change | n/a | +7,381 |
| Daily growth/decline | +0 | +1,619 |
| Annual growth/decline | +0 | +590,991 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0% | +2.85% |
| Population growth rate rank | 165/197 | 22/197 |
the Vatican and Zambia: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Vatican
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Zambia
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Vatican
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Zambia
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| 1960 | - | 3,153,729 | - | - |
| 1961 | - | 3,254,086 | - | 3.18% |
| 1962 | - | 3,358,099 | - | 3.2% |
| 1963 | - | 3,465,907 | - | 3.21% |
| 1964 | - | 3,577,017 | - | 3.21% |
| 1965 | - | 3,692,086 | - | 3.22% |
| 1966 | - | 3,812,003 | - | 3.25% |
| 1967 | - | 3,936,343 | - | 3.26% |
| 1968 | - | 4,065,593 | - | 3.28% |
| 1969 | - | 4,197,116 | - | 3.24% |
| 1970 | - | 4,321,718 | - | 2.97% |
| 1971 | - | 4,442,525 | - | 2.8% |
| 1972 | - | 4,569,309 | - | 2.85% |
| 1973 | - | 4,702,693 | - | 2.92% |
| 1974 | - | 4,842,746 | - | 2.98% |
| 1975 | - | 4,990,086 | - | 3.04% |
| 1976 | - | 5,143,842 | - | 3.08% |
| 1977 | - | 5,302,480 | - | 3.08% |
| 1978 | - | 5,465,374 | - | 3.07% |
| 1979 | - | 5,631,728 | - | 3.04% |
| 1980 | - | 5,802,833 | - | 3.04% |
| 1981 | - | 5,983,289 | - | 3.11% |
| 1982 | - | 6,178,637 | - | 3.26% |
| 1983 | - | 6,381,038 | - | 3.28% |
| 1984 | - | 6,580,490 | - | 3.13% |
| 1985 | - | 6,780,953 | - | 3.05% |
| 1986 | - | 6,986,471 | - | 3.03% |
| 1987 | - | 7,191,282 | - | 2.93% |
| 1988 | - | 7,391,440 | - | 2.78% |
| 1989 | - | 7,589,216 | - | 2.68% |
| 1990 | - | 7,786,169 | - | 2.6% |
| 1991 | - | 7,981,650 | - | 2.51% |
| 1992 | - | 8,176,680 | - | 2.44% |
| 1993 | - | 8,373,921 | - | 2.41% |
| 1994 | - | 8,576,269 | - | 2.42% |
| 1995 | - | 8,785,763 | - | 2.44% |
| 1996 | - | 9,004,053 | - | 2.48% |
| 1997 | - | 9,237,063 | - | 2.59% |
| 1998 | - | 9,482,408 | - | 2.66% |
| 1999 | - | 9,740,005 | - | 2.72% |
| 2000 | 880 | 10,017,631 | - | 2.85% |
| 2001 | 890 | 10,325,185 | 1.14% | 3.07% |
| 2002 | 900 | 10,647,949 | 1.12% | 3.13% |
| 2003 | 911 | 10,983,595 | 1.22% | 3.15% |
| 2004 | 921 | 11,338,198 | 1.1% | 3.23% |
| 2005 | 921 | 11,718,819 | 0% | 3.36% |
| 2006 | 932 | 12,129,553 | 1.19% | 3.5% |
| 2007 | 821 | 12,565,085 | -11.9% | 3.59% |
| 2008 | 824 | 13,021,324 | 0.37% | 3.63% |
| 2009 | 826 | 13,490,389 | 0.24% | 3.6% |
| 2010 | 829 | 13,965,594 | 0.36% | 3.52% |
| 2011 | 832 | 14,437,796 | 0.36% | 3.38% |
| 2012 | 836 | 14,913,629 | 0.48% | 3.3% |
| 2013 | 839 | 15,398,997 | 0.36% | 3.25% |
| 2014 | 842 | 15,895,315 | 0.36% | 3.22% |
| 2015 | 1,000 | 16,399,089 | 18.8% | 3.17% |
| 2016 | - | 16,914,423 | 0% | 3.14% |
| 2017 | 1,000 | 17,441,320 | 0% | 3.12% |
| 2018 | - | 17,973,569 | 0% | 3.05% |
| 2019 | 1,000 | 18,513,839 | 0% | 3.01% |
| 2020 | 987 | 19,059,395 | -1.29% | 2.95% |
| 2021 | 970 | 19,603,607 | -1.68% | 2.86% |
| 2022 | 944 | 20,152,938 | -2.66% | 2.8% |
| 2023 | 922 | 20,723,965 | -2.34% | 2.83% |
| 2024 | 933 | 21,314,956 | 1.2% | 2.85% |
| 2025 | 939 | 21,913,869 | 0.59% | 2.81% |
| 2026 | 952 | 22,521,905 | 1.37% | 2.77% |
| 2027 | 974 | 23,138,716 | 2.32% | 2.74% |
| 2028 | 985 | 23,761,368 | 1.13% | 2.69% |
| 2029 | 983 | 24,389,681 | -0.19% | 2.64% |
| 2030 | 976 | 25,024,887 | -0.75% | 2.6% |
| 2031 | 968 | 25,666,496 | -0.75% | 2.56% |
| 2032 | 968 | 26,311,946 | 0% | 2.51% |
| 2033 | 988 | 26,960,073 | 2.09% | 2.46% |
| 2034 | 992 | 27,611,621 | 0.37% | 2.42% |
| 2035 | 1,000 | 28,266,887 | 0.74% | 2.37% |
| 2036 | 998 | 28,925,103 | -0.18% | 2.33% |
| 2037 | 1,003 | 29,583,482 | 0.55% | 2.28% |
| 2038 | 1,022 | 30,240,549 | 1.83% | 2.22% |
| 2039 | 1,060 | 30,895,586 | 3.78% | 2.17% |
| 2040 | 1,095 | 31,550,394 | 3.3% | 2.12% |
| 2041 | 1,127 | 32,204,340 | 2.86% | 2.07% |
| 2042 | 1,149 | 32,856,596 | 1.96% | 2.03% |
| 2043 | 1,169 | 33,510,500 | 1.76% | 1.99% |
| 2044 | 1,186 | 34,165,920 | 1.42% | 1.96% |
| 2045 | 1,209 | 34,821,101 | 2.02% | 1.92% |
| 2046 | 1,224 | 35,475,795 | 1.22% | 1.88% |
| 2047 | 1,248 | 36,129,270 | 1.95% | 1.84% |
| 2048 | 1,272 | 36,782,260 | 1.92% | 1.81% |
| 2049 | 1,296 | 37,434,667 | 1.88% | 1.77% |
| 2050 | 1,325 | 38,083,369 | 2.27% | 1.73% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of the Vatican increased by 79 people (a 8.58% growth), while Zambia gained 4,680,270 people (a 39.9% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, the Vatican lost -51 (a 5.1% decline), while Zambia's population increased by 6,003,202 (a 36.6% growth).
The Vatican was ranked 197th most populous country in 2005 and is still 197th in 2025. Zambia was ranked 71st in 2005 and ranked 62nd now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) the Vatican's population will grow by 39.6% to 1,325 people and will still be ranked 197th. The population of Zambia will increase by 70% to 38,083,369 people and rank change from 62nd to 53rd.
Biggest cities by population
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Vatican
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| City | Population |
| Vatican City | 882 |
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Population differences between the Vatican and Zambia
|
Vatican
|
Zambia
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 83.3 years | 66.7 years |
| Average age | n/a | 22.6 years |
| Median age | n/a | 18.8 years |
| Male:Female ratio | n/a | 49.5:50.5 |
| Fertility rate | n/a | 4.1 births per woman |
| Population density | 5,886 ppl/mi² | 74.3 ppl/mi² |
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